A major french fries supplier for McDonald’s has suddenly shuttered a plant and cut jobs. Lamb Weston, which is the biggest french fries maker in North America, announced last week in an earnings report that it was shuttering its factory in Cornell,

A large, Idaho-based french fry supplier said last week that a plant facility in Washington was closed during a quarterly earnings call.

And direct consumer sales aren't picking up the slack, as Lamb Weston notes that people are less likely to cook french fries at home. The company estimates that about 80 percent of french fries consumed in the country are sold at fast-food chains.

Alarming claims have surfaced online suggesting that McDonalds French friesarguably one of the fast food chains most beloved menu itemsmay be linked to cancer. With millions of customers enjoying these crispy

The lack of interest in fries across the US is taking a toll on the largest supplier of the potato delicacies Lamb Weston, which is poised to cut 400 jobs because of financial losses